Rugby: Gatland confident of bold World Cup showing

CARDIFF, United Kingdom: Warren Gatland believes Wales will go a"long way" at the Rugby World Cup and are capable of beating anyone to give him a winning farewell.

Gatland - who will go on to lead the Chiefs before taking a year off for a third stint as British and Irish Lions coach - said he will have his strongest ever squad for his the third World Cup in charge of Wales."If we do pick up a few injuries like we did in 2015, I think we would be able to cope so much better now."The expectation from ourselves is that we will be very disappointed if we don't make the quarter-finals, and that's step one. Then you take every game as it comes.

"We are not finished yet. If we are mentally and physically right, we're capable of beating anyone in the world. I honestly believe we will go a long way at this World Cup." He has not played since then and could be the third senior player along with back rower Taulupe Faletau and fly-half Gareth Anscombe to be left behind due to injury."It is a very small fracture which could keep him out until game two or three so that will be a big discussion on whether we take him or not."

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